Which to use
“envoient” and “envoyaient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,388
- “envoient” frequency rank
- #35,504
- “envoyaient” frequency rank
- 43892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoient | envoyaient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes envoient and envoyaient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. envoient runs 8 letters (VCCVVVCC) against envoyaient's 10 (VCCVVVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses envoient with envoyaient
A purely visual mix-up. envoient (\ɑ̃.vwa\) and envoyaient (\ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envoient is recorded at frequency rank #8,388, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa\. envoyaient is at rank #35,504, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43892, this pair ranks #214,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envoient vs envoyaient
Shared letters: einotv. Private to "envoient": -. Private to "envoyaient": ay.
"envoient" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC · "envoyaient" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- envoient ← ennvoient · enovient · envioent · envoeint · envoiennt · envoientt · envoietn · envoinet
- envoyaient ← ennvoyaient · enovyaient · envoayient · envoyaeint · envoyaiennt · envoyaientt · envoyaietn · envoyainet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envoient" and "envoyaient" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "envoient" vs "envoyaient" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "envoient" and "envoyaient" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envoient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyaient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoient" and "envoyaient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envoyaient vs envoyais". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #214,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.